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No. 609,763. Patented Aug. 23, 1898. C. E. LINDH.

COMBINATION TABLE AND BED.

(Application filed Mar. 16, 1897.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets$heet L INWTNTOR,CHARLES E. L/NDH,

Patented Aug. 23, 1898.

C. E. LINUH.

COMBINATION TABLE AND BED.

(Application filed Mar. 16, 1897.\

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

INVENTOR,

WITNESSES CHARLES E, L/NDH,

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NITEYD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OF ONE-FOURTH TO MARY B. HYDE, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINATION TABLE AND BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,763, dated August23, 1898.

' Application filed March 16, 1897- To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES EDWARD LINDH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin a Combination Table and Bed; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to furniture; and the object in view is toprovide a combined table and bed capable of being converted from a tableinto a bed, or vice versa, and folded compactly so as to occupy butlittle space.

The improved article of furniture is especially adapted for camping andyachting parties by reason of its lightness and compactness, but is alsouseful as an ordinary article of household furniture. The article isequipped with a suitable frame detachably connected thereto and adaptedto support a canopy in the form of an awning for protecting the occupantof the bed from the rays of the sun, or a mosquito-net, or a waterproofcover, thus adapting the bed to be used in all kinds of weather, eitherout of doors or in. The several attachments referred to are removableand sectional, so that they may be stored within a compartment formed inthe upper portion of the combined table and bed, where they will be outof the way when not in use and at hand when required.

The detailed objects and advantages of the invention will be pointed outin the course of the subjoined description.

The invention consists in an improved article of furniture embodyingcertain novel features and details of construction herein.- afterspecifically pointed out, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporatedin the claims hereto appended. i

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 a perspective View of the articlefolded to constitute a table. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through thesame, showing the relation of the legs when folded. Fig. 8 is aperspective view of the article when extended to form a bed, alsoshowing a pair of standards and ridge-pole detachably connected theretoand semi No. 627,774. (No model.)

the waterproof cover placed thereon, said cover being partially brokenaway to better illustrate the invention. Fig. at is a longitudinalsection through the bed. Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken centrallythereof and showing the spreading-braces. Fig. 6 is a reverseperspective view of the awning. 7 is a detail section through one end ofthe awning, showing the manner of folding the same. Fig. 8 is a detailView of the mosquito net.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a pair of end frames, eachcomprising two corner-posts 2, arranged at a suitable distance forms thehead of the bed when the device is used as such. The rails 4 and 5extend a considerable distance above the tops of the end frames and sidelegs or frames hereinafter described, so as to form a compartment 6 forthe reception of the several attachments ofthe piece of furniture whenthe same are removed and not in use.

One of the corner-posts 2 of each end frame is made considerably widerthan its mate, as shown at 7, for a purpose that will appear; Connectedhingedly to each corner-post 2 is a frame or side leg 8, the samecomprising spaceduprights 1, connected at theirtops by cross-pieces 10and at a lower point by other cross-pieces 11. These legs or frames 8'are connected together at their meeting edges by means of hinges 12,arranged to allow said legs or frames to fold inward, as shown in Fig.2. The hinges 18, which connect said legs or frames to the end frames 1,are arranged out of transverse alinement with each other, so that onepair of legs on one side of the article will fold inward in a differentplane from those on the other side, thus allowing one set of legs tooccupy a position near the head of the bed, while the other set occupiesa position near the foot of the bed, both sets, however, folding intoclose and Fig.

compact relation when the device is folded for use as a table'and asclearly shown in Fig. 2. ed outward, the central hinges 12 are alsolocated out of transverse alinement. The legs or frames 8 are heldextended or are spread laterally by means of interposed spreaders orbraces 14, the said braces being preferably tubular in form andconstructed of metal and provided at their outer ends with eyes oropenings 15 to fit over stationary hooks 16 on the inner surface of saidlegs or frames, as shown. One or two of said spreaders or braces may beemployed, as may be found necessary or desirable, and when the device isfolded to form a table these Spreaders-or braces may be detached andplaced in the compartment 6.

17 designates a piece of canvas or other textile fabric which when thearticle is extended to form a. bed is stretched upon the folding frame,said canvas being of sufficient strength to support the weight of aperson lying thereon and being connected at one end to one of theendframes 1 and at its opposite end to the other end frame. At anintermediate point the side edges of the canvas 17 are provided withreinforced eyelets 18, adapted to fit over studs or projections 19,extending upwardly from the frames or legs 8, so as to hold the canvasstretched transversely and prevent too great strain thereon. When thedevice is folded, the eyelets 18 and studs or projections 19 are firstdisengaged, which allows the canvas to fold upon itself as the endframes are brought together.

The table-top (indicated at 20) is hinged to one of the end rails 4:, soas to fold over into a horizontal or vertical position, 'as shown in thedrawings, and when in vertical position it is held sustained by means ofa hook 21, pivotally connected to the under side of the top 20 andadapted to engage an eye'22 upon the inner surface of one of the siderails 5. An eye 23 is arranged on the underside of the top 20 to receivethe hook when not in use. The table-top 20 is also provided upon itsunder side with eyes 24 to receive hooks 25, secured to the side rails 5for holding the top in its closed. position.

26-designates a folding extension-leaf hinged to the foot-rail 4c of thebed and adapted to fold downward by the side thereof, said leaf beinghinged to a pair of brackets 27, as shown, so as to leave space betweenthe inner edge of the leaf and the foot-board 4.

When the legs or frames 8 are fold provided upon their outer sides withsocketpieces 30, into which are adapted to be removably fitted the lowerextremities of a pair of posts or standards 31. Each of said posts orstandards is sectional, consisting of two portions 32, screw-threaded attheir adjacent ends and detachably connected by means of a thimble orferrule 33, whereby the sections of the standards may be disassociatedfor enabling them to be placed in the compartment 6. At their upper endsthe standards 31 have circumferential shoulders 34 to support the .endvertical sleeves 35 of a'ridge-pole 36.

This ridge-pole is also made sectional, consisting of two portions, theadjacent ends of -which are threaded to receive a connecting or couplingthimble or sleeve 3'7, whereby the parts of the ridge-pole may bedisassociated for storage in the compartment 6. The standards 31 projectabove the end sleeves of the ridge-pole to receive the otherattachments, which will now be described.

38 designates an awning which is stretched upon a pair of transversebars 39. These bars are hinged together at their contiguous ends andpreferably at one side of the center, the two parts of the bar beingheld locked in alinement with each other by means of a hook 40 on onesection engaging an eye ll on the other section and on the under side ofthe bar. Each of the end bars 39 is also provided with a reinforcedopening 42, adapted to receive one of the upper ends of the standards31. In this manner the awning 38 is supported upon the standards 31 andridge-pole and will be found of great use in hot sunshiny weather forprotecting the occupant of the bed from the rays of the sun.

4L3 designates a mosquito-net having downwardly-diverging side portionsand triangular-shaped end portions adapted to entirely surround the bed,the said net being provided with eyelets 44:, adapted to fit over theupper ends of the standards 31, while the portion of the net interveningbetween said eyelets is supported upon the ridge-pole above de scribed.This net may be used to great advantage at certain seasons of the yearand in localities where mosquitos and other insects abound.

45 design ates a water-shed or canopy which is made from any suitablewaterproof material adapted to be folded compactly and placed within thecompartment 6. This water-shed or canopy is formed, like themosquito-net, with downwardly-diverging side portions andtriangular-shaped end portions 46, whereby it is adapted to entirelysurround the bed and protect the occupant in falling weather. Thewater-shed or covering 45 is also provided at its top with eyelets 47 tofit over the upper ends of the standards 31, and the central portionthereof is supported upon the ridge-pole and prevented from sagging.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the device may bereadily converted from a table into a bed, or vice'versa, and

that when used as a bed, by reason of the several attachments described,the occupant thereof may be protected from the rays of the sun, frommosquitos and other insects,and

from falling weather. It will further be seen that all of theattachments may be readily detached and stored in the compartment 6beneath the top of the table, where they will be out of the way when notin use and where they will be readily accessible when required. Thearticle is especially useful for camping and yachting parties, althoughits use is not intended to be limited thereto, as it also constitutes avery convenient household article.

It will of course be understood that the article is susceptible of manychanges in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction,which may accordingly be resorted to Without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of end frames, jointed side frames hinged togetherand to the end frames and adapted to fold inwardly, head and side railsrigidly attached to one of the end frames, and a foot-rail to the other,said rails extending above said frames and form- 3o ing (when the latteris folded) a box or compartment, a folding bed-bottom attached to theend frames, sockets on the end frames, standards adapted to saidsockets, a ridgepole adapted to be connected with the said standards,and a canopy adapted to be sustained by the standards and ridge-pole andto envelop the entire structure.

2. A table adapted to be extended to form a bed, said table comprisingend frames, folding legs or frames interposed between said end framesand hingedly connected thereto and to each other, side and end railsprojecting above the end and side frames to form a compartment orreceptacle, textile fabric stretched over the frame as a whole andforming the bottom of said compartment, means for supporting the sideedges of said fabric at intermediate points, and a top hinged to one ofsaid rails, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES ED'WARD LINDH.

Witnesses:

JOHN Burz, JAMns C. DONNELL.

